| NAnt  Help  Task Reference  <untar> | v0.92-rc1 | 
[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
Extracts files from a tar archive.
Uses #ziplib (SharpZipLib), an open source Zip/GZip library written entirely in C#.
| Attribute | Type | Description | Required | 
|---|---|---|---|
| src | file | The archive file to expand. | True | 
| compression | TarCompressionMethod | The compression method. The default is None. | False | 
| dest | directory | The directory where to store the expanded file(s). The default is the project base directory. | False | 
| failonerror | bool | Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. | False | 
| if | bool | If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. | False | 
| overwrite | bool | Overwrite files, even if they are newer than the corresponding entries in the archive. The default is true. | False | 
| unless | bool | Opposite of if. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. | False | 
| verbose | bool | Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. | False | 
Extracts all files from a gzipped tar, preserving the directory structure.
<untar src="nant-bin.tar.gz" dest="bin" compression="gzip" />